An official of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Dennis Onoja has been murdered by unknown persons in Lafia, Nasarawa state. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Usman Samaila, who confirmed the report to newsmen on Thursday in Lafia, said the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday at Onoja’s residence in […]
A newly wed identified as Shuaibu Eya is currently fighting for his life at a hospital in Keffi, Nasarawa State, after he was attacked with cutlass by suspected armed robbers on Monday, on his way back to the state capital after his wedding and thanksgiving service held on March 23 and 24 in his village. […]
The Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura has dismissed and directed the former Rector of the Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Professor Sailas Gyar, and two others to refund the sum of N2 billion, immediately. This was contained in a statement signed by Mohammed Bako, Chairman Governing Council of the Polytechnic and made available to Newsmen recently in […]
The Nasarawa State Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Labaran Maku, said he would reclaim all the assets of the state sold by the present government if elected the governor of the state in 2019. He made the revelations in a meeting with members and stakeholders of APGA in Doma Local Government Area […]
The Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (CPWB), Barrister Musa Aloko, has warned all the intending Pilgrims in the state to hasten up with their screening exercise or forfeit their journey to the Holy land. The pilgrims’ boss gave the warning during an interactive section with journalists on the ongoing screening exercise of […]
About 1, 189 Pensioners in Nasarawa state has on Wednesday, ( yesterday) dragged the Nasarawa State Government (NSSG) to National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), based in Makurdi, over non payment of pension arrears and gratuity. Addressing the court, counsel to the claimants (pensioners), Mr Sunday Okpale, said that his clients were being paid monthly […]
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has sent the names of 11 nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners and members of the state executive council. The list of the nominees was read yesterday in Lafia on the floor of the State House of Assembly by the Speaker, Hon Ibrahim […]
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State has stated that The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Peace and Reconciliation Committee will be fair to all party members who are aggrieved in addressing their grievances. Al-makura, chairman of the APC Peace and Reconciliation committee, mandated to resolve the lingering crises arising from the party Primaries conducted […]
The Federal government in collaboration with the Nasarawa state have flagged off the 220 kilometre dualisation of Keffi, Akwanga, Lafia to Makurdi, road. The exercise which was held in Market, Kokona Local Government Area of the state, attracted many people from within and outside the state. Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Barrister Babatunde Fashola, […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advised mothers in Nasarawa State and Nigeria at large to embrace exclusive breast feeding, in the interest of the health of their new born babies. Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF Kaduna Field office, Ms Chinwe Ezeife, gave the advice on Friday when members of the organisation were on assessment tour […]
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has described the death of the Emir of Awe, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, as a colossal loss to the people of the state. The House also described Umar as a rare gem with an unparalleled accommodative posture. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nasarawa state council, says it will seek stronger partnership with security agencies in the state to protect journalists in the course of carrying out their duties. The Chairman of the union in the state, Mr Dogo Shammah, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Friday. November […]
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has urged the Federal and State governments to set up grazing areas to address the incessant clashes between herders and farmers in the country. Al-Makura made the call on Wednesday in Lafia at the stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Presidential Committee on Farmers/Herders crises in collaboration with the Nasarawa […]
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperative, Nasarawa state, Mr Stephen Dogo, has advised civil servants to imbibe saving culture to be able to plan ahead of their retirement. Dogo gave the advice during the inauguration of Precious FM Staff Multipurpose and Cooperative Society on Friday in Lafia. He underscored the importance of […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the service year for 15 corps members who served in the 2017 Batch B, Stream one, in Nasarawa State, for various misconducts. NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mrs Zainab Isah, announced this on Thursday after supervising a low-key Passing out Parade (POP) for the corps members in […]
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it foiled a bank robbery attempt by a four-man gang, following a gun battle with the suspects in Lafia. SP Kennedy Idirisu, Spokesman for the command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. He said that policemen on duty at a branch […]
Dr Garuba Yakubu, Head of Historical Pathology, Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa State, says there are several health implication of indiscriminate dumping of refuse around living environments. Speaking with newsmen in Keffi on Friday, Yakubu said that indiscriminate disposal of refuse would become breeding ground for mosquitoes which can cause harm to human health, adding […]
Mr Jacob Ajegana- Kudu, an aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has rejected the result of the just concluded State House of Assembly primaries election in his constituency. Ajegana-Kudu, who is seeking election to represent Nassarawa Eggon East constituency in the state assembly, made his position known on Wednesday […]
Dr Dominic Bako, Senatorial aspirant from Nasarawa State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), who was disqualified from participating in the primaries of the party, has called for the cancelation of Nasarawa north senatorial primary. The aspirant who expressed disappointment over his sudden disqualification at election point said it’s unjust and unconstitutional. […]
Stakeholders and farmers will converge on Tudun Wada, Nasarawa State, on October 16 for the 2018 National Agricultural Show to strategise and discuss how to boost produce value addition and exports. The National Coordinator of the National Agricultural Foundation (NAFN), Dr Samuel Negedu, said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Negedu said […]